Agroecology training resources and materials (videos, technical sheets, manuals) have been designed for small-scale producers in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, there is a network of educational farms to test and improve different production models developed by the Foundation… To read the article promoting Antenna’s resources in the field of Agroecology on the website of Agri […]
Chronic malnutrition affects one third of Burkina Faso’s population. The consequences are reduced learning capacity and high school absenteeism. Since 2020, the project “A healthy and sustainable diet at school” (ASDE for its abbreviation in French), implemented by Antenna, has provided the canteens of the 15 project schools with 216,600 healthy and balanced meals, thanks […]
More than 54 farmers participated in 3 days of training sessions on agroecological practices organised by the NGO Solidarité Suisse-Guinée, in partnership with Antenna. The agroecologic didactic farm of Balipili, in the rural commune of Bantiguel, in the prefecture of Pita, was the setting for this capacity building meeting for agricultural producers in Fouta-Djalon. The […]
A study conducted within the framework of the YAMSYS project has resulted in the publication of an article on yam cultivation in the Passoré region of Burkina Faso. It is the result of a collaboration between the plant nutrition group of Emmanuel Frossard from ETH Zürich, Olivier Heller, now researcher at agroscope and Antenna’s partner […]
Funded by USAID, the projetc “Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation” (ILSSI) aims to identify how water access and management can help small-scale farmers improve their income, water and food security, and also lead to greater climate resilience. Solar pumps provide households with access to water for multiple uses. They can be […]